. A history of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States. h thecity of New York possesses. Mr. Catlin is since better known as a traveller among thewestern Indians, and by letters published in the CommercialAdvertiser. He has had an opportunity of studying the sonsof the forest, and I doubt not that he has improved both as acolorist and a draughtsman. He has no competitor among theBlack Hawks and the White Eagles, and nothing to rufflehis mind in the shape of criticism. Binon — Yenni — J. Parker — Robinson. Mr. Binon was a French sculptor, who exercised his art inBoston
. A history of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States. h thecity of New York possesses. Mr. Catlin is since better known as a traveller among thewestern Indians, and by letters published in the CommercialAdvertiser. He has had an opportunity of studying the sonsof the forest, and I doubt not that he has improved both as acolorist and a draughtsman. He has no competitor among theBlack Hawks and the White Eagles, and nothing to rufflehis mind in the shape of criticism. Binon — Yenni — J. Parker — Robinson. Mr. Binon was a French sculptor, who exercised his art inBoston in the year 1820. He executed a bust of John Adamsof considerable merit, and was an early instructor of HoratioGreenough. Mr. Yenni was a Swiss artist, who painted streetviews in New York. He went with Commodore Stewart asdraughtsman to the Pacific Ocean. J. Parker. A sufficient notice of Mr. Parker will be found inStuarts biography. I remember him in New York paintingpoor portraits. 1 George Catlin was born in Wyoming Valley, Penn. He died at Jersey City, N. PASH-EE-PA-HOFrom an engraving after a drawing by George Catlin ARCHITECTS 173 Mr. Robinson was a miniature painter of some skill, who camefrom London and resided in Philadelphia for some years. Heshowed me a miniature of Mr. West, for which he said the oldgentleman sat, and in the background he represented a partof Wests great picture of Christ Rejected. He came toAmerica after 1817. He was then a man advanced in life, andhe died about William Strickland — George Strickland. I think I remember Mr. William Strickland when in thescene shop of the Park Theatre, a companion of Hugh Reinagleand a pupil of John Joseph Holland. When Holland rebuiltthat theatre, Stricklands father was the carpenter. If I err,it is because Mr. Strickland is among the very modest artists,who do not choose to answer my inquiries, or assist my effortsto be accurate in the history of the Arts of Design. He hasstudied diligen
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